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2015 Los Angeles Regional

The Dirty Terps head to Los Angeles to face the #1 team in the country in the 2015 NCAA Regional round. After returning from Minneapolis...

BIG10 Tournament

New conference, same goal. Alex reflects on his experience in the BIG10 Tournament in his junior and final season at Maryland. Tournament...

Junior BIG10 Play

Alex Robinson

Apr 24, 2022

New to the BIG10 Conference, Alex and the team travel throughout the mid-west prepared to put the conference on notice. The Dirty Terps...

Junior Season @ UMD Part 1

At the beginning of Alex’s final season at Maryland, the culture and mindset of the Terps lead them to the start they were looking for in...

Junior Preseason @ UMD

Often overlooked at the lower levels, pre-season preparation is crucial to a player’s success in the season. This week Alex gets into his...

Junior Fall @ UMD Part 2

In part two of two, Alex goes through his pre-MLB Draft process and the remainder of the fall semester. Going into my junior fall...

Junior Fall @ UMD Part 1

This week we look into Alex’s final fall at the University of Maryland and his experiences in the first of a two-part post. Junior Year....

Keene, NH Swampbats Sophomore Summer

The summer of 2014 was a big summer for Alex, as he took the next steps as a ballplayer and a person in the preparation of his junior...

Sophomore Season @ UMD Part 2

In Part 2, Alex talks about the ups and downs of his sophomore season and his experience playing in an NCAA Regional and Super Regional....

Sophomore Season @ UMD Part 1

No longer a new student-athlete on campus, Alex discusses the competitive culture and brotherhood in College Park during his sophomore...

Freshmen Spring @ UMD

This week we go back to the Spring of Alex's freshmen year where we are able to look into his first season in the ACC playing for the...

Freshman Fall @ UMD

We look into the fall of 2012 at the University of Maryland where Alex learns what it's like to be the fresh face on campus. I remember...

Entering Freshmen Year at UMD

This blog dives into the experience Alex had as he began his carrer at the University of Maryland. The path to College Park seemed clear...

My Summer In Midland

The summer of 2012 is one that I would never forget, playing some of the best competition in the country in the Connie Mack League in...

Little Robinson

This week's blog features a look into the journey of Assistant Instructor Nick Robinson. Growing up, it felt like every aspect of my life...

My High School Experience

A look into my days in High School and how it led to me to where I am now. High School feels like it was just yesterday, but this July...

Why The Yard?

How The Yard came to be and the steps that led to its beginning. Growing up I was always inside a baseball facility or at a baseball...

The Start

A glimpse into Alex Robinson, his background and how The Yard started. From a young age, baseball was always a passion of mine. I quickly...